Adjustable table



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, Patented Sept. 7, 1897.

E. E. BENNETT. ADJUSTABLE TABLE.

s t 0T u o wAsHmGToN n c l through the said angle-iron, the end vof thepatent, or it may besupported in a socket- EDVARD EVAN BENNETT,

ADJUSTAB i"AfrnNr y1U-trice.

or LiNo'oLN, NEBRASKA.

LE TABLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 589,461, datedseptember 7, 1897.

Application tiled February l, 1897.

To @ZZ whom it may concern.-

Beit known that LEDWARD EvAN BENNETT, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Lincoln, in the county of Lancaster, State ofNebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inAdjustable Tables, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates generally to improvements in tables supported uponadjustable brackets to be secured to a bed, chair, or stand for the useof invalids, for home comfort, and convenience while reading, writing,eating, or while employed in such way that atable` can be advantageouslyused; and the invention consists in certain improvements upon thedetails of construction of a table similar to that patented by me, No.57 0,897, and dated November 10, 189G,Wherein a bracket-sleeve isattached to the side rails of anordinary bed, and an upright post towhich the tablebracket is secured is supported therein.

My present invention may either be secured to a bed-rail in the mannerdescribed in said plate secured to a seat or lounge or in a suitablepost or'standard resting upon a base and adapted to be moved about as acenter-table, a card-table, or a work-stand.

In the accompanyingr drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a table,illustrating my invention; Fig. 2, an enlarged sectional detail of thepost-collar and bracket-sleeve and means for connecting and adjustingthesame; Fig. 3, an enlarged section of a fragment of the fastening ofthe angle-plate for connecting and adjusting the adjustable arm-sectionwith the table; Fig. 4, an enlarged section adjustable arm-section, andthe table connection; Fig. 5, a side elevation of the adjustable tablewith the bracket-sleeve and trayplate in section and with the adjustablearmsection reversibly'connected to the bracketarm to hold the tablecentrally over the post; Fig. 6, a perspective view of the angleplate indetail; Fig. 7, a similar view of the upt-urned end plate broken offfrom the adjustable arm-section; Fig. 8, an end elevation of theangle-plate with its vertical faceplate presented; Fig. 9, a similarvier of the upturned end plate of the adjustable arm-section 5 and Fig.10, an end elevation of the ta- Serial No. 621,402. (No model.)

ble, the angle-iron, and the adjustable armsection. Y

The post 1 is preferably made tubular and is screw-threaded internallyat its upper end to receive the threaded st ud 2 of a tray-plate 3, asshown in Fig. 6, a collar 4 being also formed upon the post 1 a suitabledistance below the upper end of the post to provide a long bearing forthe sleeve 5 of a bracket 6, the upper end of said bracket beingsecurely held upon the upper end of the post by the tray, which screwsinto the end thereof, as just described. The collar 4. is made withpin-sockets 7 in and around the periphery thereof to receive aspring-pin 8, supported in asocket 9 in the lower end of the bracket 6,and adjacent to the sleeve 5 thereof. The socket 9 has a longitudinalslot 10 in the upper side thereof which receives a spur 11, projectingfrom the pin lS, and allows said pin and spur to move endwise freelytherein. A coiled spring 12 encircles the pin 8 and presses it in toengage normally with the pin-sockets 7 in the collar to thus lock thebracket at any desired point upon the post and collar. When the bracketis to be removed from the post, the pin 8 is pulled out from engagementwith the collar, as shown by dotted lines', Fig. 2, and then turnedpartly round to hold the said pin out of such engagement by means of thespur 1l on the pin which has been thus withdrawn from the slot 10 andturned down to abut against the outerY face of the socket.

The adjustable arm section 13 of the bracket has loops 13 therein, whichlit upon the arm 6n of the bracket 6, and a set-screw 13b fitted inone'of said loops cramps against the bracket-arm 6n and holds theadjustable arm-section 13 securely at any adjusted position thereon. Thearm-section 13 may be supported upon the bracket-arm 6 to form anextension thereof, as shown in Fig. 1, or it may be reversed to hold thetable centrally over the post 1, as shown in Fig. 5 of the drawi ings,the table being thus best suited for a stand or table to be held in afixed position relatively to other pieces of furniture when not 'usedfor special purposes. The free end of the adjustable arm-section 13 hasan upturned bearing-plate 13, which is faced off to receive acorresponding vertical plate 14.a

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upon an angle-plate 14, the horizontal plate 141 thereof being adaptedto receive the hub-` plate 15 of a table 1C, secured to the upper sidethereof. The bearing-plate 13c has a radial top recess 13d and radialside recesses 13c upon either side thereof to receive a projecting rib14 thereon, and thus allow the angle-plate to be placed and securedeither in the middle recess to hold the table in a horizontal positionor in either of the side recesses to hold the table at any desiredangle.

The angle-plate 14 is securely held upon the free end of the bracket-arm6 by a threaded bolt 13f, Xed to the center of the bearingplate 13c andextending through a central aperture 14:d in the knee-plate and aWing-nut 13g, fitted upon the end of the said bolt; TheA y f angleplatehaving" U-shaped` socketupon 1 the horizontal plate thereof, a hubmlatese- 1 cured to the unders-ide'of the table t'o-ilt into'l Isaid socketand a pin"` fitted upon the said )horizontal plate opposite theopeningof'tl're socket thereon to hold thehubJpllate'therein,

horizontal plate 14S of the angle-plate 14% has a raised U- shapedHarige 146 on the rim thereof and a corresponding U-slrap'ed cap-plate'14", secured thereon by screws 14g to thus provide* a soeket to' receivethe` hrrbLplate-l of the table. The hub-plate 15 is a simple flangedplate secured by Wood-screws 15 to the under side of the table 16, theflange 15 angleplatelravinlg a 1 plate secured tol the under' side ofthe table to lit into said socket, a'pin fitted into theangie-plateoppositelthe openingof'the U-shaped socket and aelamping-beltin the angl'f'eplate thereof being slidunder the eapplate-Itf into thesocket of the anglepla'te 14, a pin 17 upon the latter serving' to holdthehub-'plate securely therein when thus placed in such manner' thatthehub-plate and table may freely turned therein,A a clamping-bolt 181,fitted through a threaded holein the plate-14h',

serying' teclamlp' the hub' securely ifi airy de-l y p V my invention 1have signed my name the presence of two* subscribing Witnesses.

sired postioni l The pin 17 for holding the hub-plate' inplace" isclearly shown in Fig. t and passes through a socket 14h upon theknee-plate, Within Which is inclosed a spiral spring 17 f, attachedtotheY pin which tends to normally lift the same above the surface ofthe knee-'plate and thus hold the hub in place. When the pin is drawndown against the action of" the spiral spring,r

the hub may be Withdrawn from the socket and the table readily removedfrom the arm or replaced thereon. The tray upon the upper end of thepost may be used to hold a lamp or pitcher of Water.

The flange like and cap-plate lef of the angle-pla'te' 14:` may be allcast together, but with the construction shown the cap-plate will be fstronger, smoother, and be made to tit closer :than would the flange andcap of ay solid casting.

I claim asnry' invention and desire to secure substantially asdescribed.

2; The combination with atabla-of'a bracket Ufshape socket, a' hubtosecuretlrelruh-plate and table fixedly thereto, substantially asdescribed.

testimony tha-t1 claim the foregoing as EDWARD EVA BENNEIVP;`

Witnesses:

E. C. H'rLLs, JEssrE A. KEEFE-R.

